Renovation of epithermal neutron beam for BNCT at THOR

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1039-1043

  Liu, Y W H ^a   Huang, T T ^a   Jiang, S H ^a   Liu, H M ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Epithermal neutron beam design; Renovation; THOR

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPES; MODERATORS; NEUTRON BEAMS; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS;

CLINICAL TRIALS; RENOVATION;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ALUMINUM; BISMUTH; BORON; CADMIUM; LEAD;

CALCULATION; COLLIMATOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; FILTER; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NEUTRON RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; REACTOR; TSING HUA OPEN POOL REACTOR;

BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FAST NEUTRONS; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; TAIWAN;

EID: 4143127849     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.05.042     Document Type: Conference Paper

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